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JENNY BANNISTER, Melbourne (fashion house), Jenny BANNISTER (designer)
Alvis
 1986

Medium
snakeskin, plastic, fox fur, silk

Measurements
(a) 131.0 cm (centre back) 37.5 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 283.0 × 54.0 cm (boa)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist, 1998
© Jenny Bannister

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
(a) label, machine sewn inside centre front, woven in pale grey on black synthetic fibre: Jenny Bannister / SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
(b) label, machine sewn inside centre front, woven in pale grey on black synthetic fibre: Jenny Bannister / SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

Accession Number
1998.203.a-b

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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